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instance�察�and have many singular instances of life in the last few 

years among these islands。



The second volume is of ballads。  You know TICONDEROGA。  I have 

written another�此 �THE FEAST OF FAMINE�察�a Marquesan story。  A third 

is half done�此 �THE SONG OF RAHERO�察�a genuine Tahitian legend。  A 

fourth dances before me。  A Hawaiian fellow this�察�THE PRIEST'S 

DROUGHT�察�or some such name。  If�察�as I half suspect�察�I get enough 

subjects out of the islands�察�TICONDEROGA shall be suppressed�察�and 

we'll call the volume SOUTH SEA BALLADS。  In health�察�spirits�察�

renewed interest in life�察�and�察�I do believe�察�refreshed capacity for 

work�察�the cruise has proved a wise folly。  Still we're not home�察�

and ��although the friend of a crowned head�� are penniless upon 

these ��as one of my correspondents used to call them�� 'lovely but 

FATIL islands。'  By the way�察�who wrote the LION OF THE NILE�拭 �My 

dear sir�察�that is Something Like。  Overdone in bits�察�it has a true 

thought and a true ring of language。  Beg the anonymous from me�察�to 

delete ��when he shall republish�� the two last verses�察�and end on 

'the lion of the Nile。'  One Lampman has a good sonnet on a 'Winter 

Evening' in�察�I think�察�the same number�此 �he seems ill named�察�but I 

am tempted to hope a man is not always answerable for his name。  

For instance�察�you would think you knew mine。  No such matter。  It 

is ´ at your service and Mr。 Scribner's and that of all of the 

faithful ´ Teriitera ��pray pronounce Tayree´Tayra�� or ��GALLICE�� 

Teri´tera。



R。 L。 S。



More when the mail shall come。



I am an idiot。  I want to be clear on one point。  Some of Hole's 

drawings must of course be too late�察�and yet they seem to me so 

excellent I would fain have the lot complete。  It is one thing for 

you to pay for drawings which are to appear in that soul´swallowing 

machine�察�your magazine�此 �quite another if they are only to 

illustrate a volume。  I wish you to take a brisk ��even a fiery�� 

decision on the point�察�and let Hole know。  To resume my desultory 

song�察�I desire you would carry the same fire ��hereinbefore 

suggested�� into your decision on the WRONG BOX�察�for in my present 

state of benighted ignorance as to my affairs for the last seven 

months ´ I know not even whether my house or my mother's house have 

been let ´ I desire to see something definite in front of me ´ 

outside the lot of palace doorkeeper。  I believe the said WRONG BOX 

is a real lark�察�in which�察�of course�察�I may be grievously deceived�察�

but the typewriter is with me。  I may also be deceived as to the 

numbers of THE MASTER now going and already gone�察�but to me they 

seem First Chop�察�sir�察�First Chop。  I hope I shall pull off that 

damned ending�察�but it still depresses me�此 �this is your doing�察�Mr。 

Burlingame�此 �you would have it there and then�察�and I fear it ´ I 

fear that ending。



R。 L。 S。







Letter�此 �TO CHARLES BAXTER







HONOLULU�察�FEBRUARY 8TH�察�1889。



MY DEAR CHARLES�察 � Here we are at Honolulu�察�and have dismissed the 

yacht�察�and lie here till April anyway�察�in a fine state of haze�察�

which I am yet in hopes some letter of yours ��still on the way�� may 

dissipate。  No money�察�and not one word as to money�  �However�察�I 

have got the yacht paid off in triumph�察�I think�察�and though we stay 

here impignorate�察�it should not be for long�察�even if you bring us 

no extra help from home。  The cruise has been a great success�察�both 

as to matter�察�fun�察�and health�察�and yet�察�Lord�察�man� �we're pleased to 

be ashore�  �Yon was a very fine voyage from Tahiti up here�察�but ´ 

the dry land's a fine place too�察�and we don't mind squalls any 

longer�察�and eh�察�man�察�that's a great thing。  Blow�察�blow�察�thou wintry 

wind�察�thou hast done me no appreciable harm beyond a few grey 

hairs�  �Altogether�察�this foolhardy venture is achieved�察�and if I 

have but nine months of life and any kind of health�察�I shall have 

both eaten my cake and got it back again with usury。  But�察�man�察�

there have been days when I felt guilty�察�and thought I was in no 

position for the head of a house。



Your letter and accounts are doubtless at S。 F。�察�and will reach me 

in course。  My wife is no great shakes�察�she is the one who has 

suffered most。  My mother has had a Huge Old Time�察�Lloyd is first 

chop�察�I so well that I do not know myself ´ sea´bathing�察�if you 

please�察�and what is far more dangerous�察�entertaining and being 

entertained by His Majesty here�察�who is a very fine intelligent 

fellow�察�but O�察�Charles� �what a crop for the drink�  �He carries it�察�

too�察�like a mountain with a sparrow on its shoulders。  We 

calculated five bottles of champagne in three hours and a half 

��afternoon���察�and the sovereign quite presentable�察�although 

perceptibly more dignified at the end。 。 。 。



The extraordinary health I enjoy and variety of interests I find 

among these islands would tempt me to remain here�察�only for Lloyd�察�

who is not well placed in such countries for a permanency�察�and a 

little for Colvin�察�to whom I feel I owe a sort of filial duty。  And 

these two considerations will no doubt bring me back ´ to go to bed 

again ´ in England。 ´ Yours ever affectionately��



R。 L。 S。







Letter�此 �TO R。 A。 M。 STEVENSON







HONOLULU�察�HAWAIIAN ISLANDS�察�FEBRUARY 1889。



MY DEAR BOB�察 � My extremely foolhardy venture is practically over。  

How foolhardy it was I don't think I realised。  We had a very small 

schooner�察�and�察�like most yachts�察�over´rigged and over´sparred�察�and 

like many American yachts on a very dangerous sail plan。  The 

waters we sailed in are�察�of course�察�entirely unlighted�察�and very 

badly charted�察�in the Dangerous Archipelago�察�through which we were 

fools enough to go�察�we were perfectly in ignorance of where we were 

for a whole night and half the next day�察�and this in the midst of 

invisible islands and rapid and variable currents�察�and we were 

lucky when we found our whereabouts at last。  We have twice had all 

we wanted in the way of squalls�此 �once�察�as I came on deck�察�I found 

the green sea over the cockpit coamings and running down the 

companion like a brook to meet me�察�at that same moment the foresail 

sheet jammed and the captain had no knife�察�this was the only 

occasion on the cruise that ever I set a hand to a rope�察�but I 

worked like a Trojan�察�judging the possibility of haemorrhage better 

than the certainty of drowning。  Another time I saw a rather 

singular thing�此 �our whole ship's company as pale as paper from the 

captain to the cook�察�we had a black squall astern on the port side 

and a white squall ahead to starboard�察�the complication passed off 

innocuous�察�the black squall only fetching us with its tail�察�and the 

white one slewing off somewhere else。  Twice we were a long while 

��days�� in the close vicinity of hurricane weather�察�but again luck 

prevailed�察�and we saw none of it。  These are dangers incident to 

these seas and small craft。  What was an amazement�察�and at the same 

time a powerful stroke of luck�察�both our masts were rotten�察�and we 

found it out ´ I was going to say in time�察�but it was stranger and 

luckier than that。  The head of the mainmast hung over so that 

hands were afraid to go to the helm�察�and less than three weeks 

before ´ I am not sure it was more than a fortnight ´ we had been 

nearly twelve hours beating off the lee shore of Eimeo ��or Moorea�察�

next island to Tahiti�� in half a gale of wind with a violent head 

sea�此 �she would neither tack nor wear once�察�and had to be boxed off 

with the mainsail ´ you can imagine what an ungodly show of kites 

we carried ´ and yet the mast stood。  The very day after that�察�in 

the southern bight of Tahiti�察�we had a near squeak�察�the wind 

suddenly coming calm�察�the reefs were close in with�察�my eye� �what a 

surf�  �The pilot thought we were gone�察�and the captain had a boat 

cleared�察�when a lucky squall came to our rescue。  My wife�察�hearing 

the order given about the boats�察�remarked to my mother�察�'Isn't that 

nice�拭 �We shall soon be ashore��'  Thus does the female mind 

unconsciously skirt along the verge of eternity。  Our voyage up 

here was most disastrous ´ calms�察�squalls�察�head sea�察�waterspouts of 

rain�察�hurricane weather all about�察�and we in the midst of the 

hurricane season�察�when even the hopeful builder and owner of the 

yacht had pronounced these seas unfit for her。  We ran out of food�察�

and were quite given up for lost in Honolulu�此 �people had ceased to 

speak to Belle about the CASCO�察�as a deadly subject。



But the perils of the deep were part of the programme�察�and though I 

am very glad to be done with them for a while and comfortably 

ashore�察�where a squall does not matter a snuff to any one�察�I feel 

pretty sure I shall want to get to sea again ere long。  The 

dreadful risk I took was financial�察�and double´headed。  First�察�I 

had to sink a lot of money in the cruise�察�and if I didn't get 

health�察�how was I to get it back�拭 �I have got health to a wonderful 

extent�察�and as 

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